Telegram-herald., 1887-08-19
JACK COLLINS bESTED
LAST NIGHTS GLOVE CONTEST.
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TIE fight between g4ck Collins. q Detroit.
aud Jsmes Narphy, Of Grznd Rapids. took
place near the city lssl nig ght and Was wit
messed by A. audience OF about 30 persoas-
AuFpAy Was the general tsvonte and his
friends were hopeful although hack Of this
hOps luFked suspicion that Collins might
De too much tor him. While wzitiag tor
this battle there were Two preliminary sell
Ies bel ween johnny Roach and Jas No
Donsle. OF NuskegOn. and John ysndine
ana Jsek DonAhas. Of this city, which kept
the audience IL good kumoT.
Al 1910 Murphy stepped over the ropes.
sitlTed ia black knee pants and stockings OF
similar color. He was seconded BY Fred
Daily, At 1912 A. NJ. Collins made bis sp-
pearance attired ia white knee pants and
his limbs barred. He Was seconded by Harry
Jones. Billy C0nneil WAS chosen ss reieree
and time" was called AT 1915.
In the first round but little time Was
spent in preliminary work. Murphy led
OF with face blo1 which caused Collins
10 smile and both nen 10 spar for al open
lax. Murphys right { und It's way 10 Col
Inns ribs twice both men spared.
and the round closed with face
blow which took Murphy in the
mouth. The feature Of The second
round was farce blow by Collins and
stomach blow by Murphy. which half stag
gered his opponent Murphy followed
with lace blow which was paid back by
Collins, who IN return received two rib
roesters. Ii was cage OF clinch. followed
by Collins striking Murphy below the short
ribs. Ia the third round both men spared
cautiously. Murphy found al opening for
ribber made a rush and struck Collins IN
the stomach. lie ducked TO save punish
ment and IN getting away was struck face
blow.
The fourth round opened with a rush on
the part of Murphy and short arm fighting
following. blow in the stomach caused
Collins 10 retsliate with blow on Muir
phys ribs. Both men SPARED and
Collins with his left led out
taking Murphy in the face and with his
right caught Murphy's neck. The fifth
round opened with spsrrng. Collins struck
for Murphys jugular, but fell short.
IL was q clinch. with honors easy.
In the sixth Murphy opened with
| tSttoo on Collins ribs waich was paid back
| by the Detroit who received two stinging
| face blows for interest on the de6t. Then
came hits from Nurphy's right in one, two,
| three order on Collins face which sent him
staggering back. 1t was then a case of
| more sparring and ht the call of time both
men clinched.
| The feature of the seventh round was two
| face blows by Marphy and left upper cut
| by Collins. rush. clinch and some good
| sperring. In the eighth Murphy got in two
blows on Collins jaw. sreceiving
| face blow and rib-roaster in return. In
| the ninth both men spared for an opening,
! al fuhr
| lowed. but neither had any apparent ad-
vantage. In the tenth Murphy rushed end
| struck two blows for Collins neck which
| fell short. Collins landed a square
| face blow and rib hcl1ler, both men ex-
| changed light taps. Murphy again rushed.
| and TO save his neck Collins clinched. and
| after the break light face blows and short
arm fighting followed. Murphy made an
| other rush in the eleventh. but the
round was a case of give and take.
Short arm fighting ruled at the opening of
| the twelfth but Murphy forced the fight
and appeared TO save slight advantage at
| its close. Both men spared cautiously in
| the thirteenth, and clinched TO avoid pun
| ishment. Collins led off IN the fourteenth
and struck Murphy a left-hsnder In the
/ vicinity Of his auricuiar organ. IL was a
case of rush but both men cooled down and
| the round was a catch for wind. The
! fifteenth round was tame and uninterest-
ing, both men sDarring cautiously fo- an
| opening.
In the sixteenth round the men both led
| off with careful spsrring and Murphy,
| finding an opening, planted two blows on
| Collins neck. Collins blow with his right
fall short, but IS left CAUGHT Murphy in
! the mouth. Short arm fighting followed,
| and the round closed with Murphy's Jaw
coming in contact with Collins left.
Ia the seventeenth Murphy forced the
fight, both men slugged, and Murphy
knocked his man ali around the ring. At
| the opening the eighteenth round Muir
ply rushed and caught en opening plant
| ing his right squsrely in Collins face.
| This appeared TO dsze him, and as he
half turned to strike back he came in con-
tact with Murphy's left, which landed
squsrely on his jngular. He fell 10 the
floor and falling 10 come TO the scratch al
the call of time tbs fight. one Of the best
ever seen here, was awarded to Murphy.
Collins is q clever fighter. but he seemed
TO be over matched. Murpby's victory is
the more glorious from the fact that Dineen
was unable 10 knock Collins out on the
occasion OF his other battle in this city.